Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 25, 2023 |
signed chap.580 |
Oct 13, 2023 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 07, 2023 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1441 substituted for s7448 |
Jun 07, 2023 |
substituted by a7349 |
May 30, 2023 |
ordered to third reading cal.1441 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 26, 2023 |
referred to children and families |
Senate Bill S7448
Signed By Governor2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
Current Bill Status Via A7349 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2023-S7448 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7349
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §458-a, Soc Serv L
2023-S7448 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7448 SPONSOR: BRISPORT TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to kinship guardi- anship of children whose parental rights were surrendered or terminated This is one in a series of measures being introduced at the request of the Acting Chief Administrative Judge upon the recommendation of her Family Court Advisory and Rules Committee. New York State, as well as Federal, law has long favored placements with relatives as a means of achieving permanency for children in cases in which they cannot remain or be reunited safely with their parents. Most recently, enactment of the State legislation implementing the Federal Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 (FFPSA) underscores the importance of considering foster family settings, especially in kinship homes, as a means of preventing inappropriate placements of children in congregate care settings. See Public Law 115-123); Laws of 2021, chapter 56, Part L. The enactment of the subsidized kinship guardianship assistance program ("KinGAP") in 2010 marked a milestone in adding a valuable permanency
2023-S7448 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7448 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 26, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BRISPORT -- (at request of the Office of Court Admin- istration) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to kinship guardi- anship of children whose parental rights were surrendered or termi- nated THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 458-a of the social services law, as amended by chapter 607 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: 1. "Child" shall mean a person under the age of twenty-one years whose custody, care and custody, or custody and guardianship have been commit- ted to a social services official prior to such person's eighteenth birthday pursuant to section three hundred fifty-eight-a, THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE-C, three hundred eighty-four, three hundred eighty-four-a or three hundred eighty-four-b of this chapter or article three, seven, ten or 10-C of the family court act. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09710-01-3
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